-sk
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Danish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse -iskr, -skr, from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-sk (neuter -sk or -skt, definite and plural -ske)
- Forms adjectives from nouns with sense of pertaining to
- Forms adjectives appended to roots denoting names of nations or regions
- Forms adjectives describing a certain look or character
Declension
1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.
Derived terms
References
- “-sk” in Den Danske Ordbog
Faroese
Etymology
From -skur.
Adjective
-sk
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse -iskr, -skr, from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos.
Suffix
-sk
- -ish (of or pertaining to)
- -ish (of a nationality, or the language associated with a nationality)
- used to form adjectives from nouns and verbs.
Derived terms
See also
References
- “-sk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Suffix
-sk
- -ish (of or pertaining to)
- -ish (of a nationality, or the language associated with a nationality)
- used to form adjectives from nouns and verbs.
Derived terms
See also Bokmål above.
See also
References
- “-sk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse -skr, from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz.
Suffix
-sk
- Alternative form of -isk
Derived terms
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian -isk, from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz.
Suffix
-sk
Further reading
- “-sk”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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